Swimmer&#39;s glove



J. B. INGRAM.

SWIMMERS GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED APR .23,1921.

Patented Nov. 28,1922.

- In'v'enfor' John B. Zngra .Btf %%or"nezys- Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

v 'iaeisie JOHN INGRAM, OF'LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SWIMMERS GLOVE.

Application filed; April 23,

" T all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, JOHN B. INGRAM, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county'ofLos Angeles and State of California, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Swimmers Gloves, of Whichthe following. is aspecification.

' a It is the object of this inventionto provide a glove for use byswimmers and hav- 1 0 ing webs between the fingers o-f the glove.Theimproved glove is made of a suitable flexible material in order thatthe fingers may be readily moved relative to one another, the flexiblewebs between the fingers folding or expanding as the fingers are thusmoved.

' The improved g1ovestructure is, preferably, made with the palm of theglove cut away, and the said glove is preferably adaptedto be buttoned.on the hand, the glove being cut away at the base of the palm or justbelow the fingers.

In practice, the back of the glove is preferably provided with openings,in order that a free outlet is provided forany water collecting withinthe glove.

The invention will be readily understood from the followingdescription.of the accompanying drawings, in whichpalm view showing a form of theinvention. The-glove shown in the form of the invention illustratedincludes, fingers 1, thumb 2, the palm portion 3 and the back 4 pro- 85vided with a button connection '6 forfastening the glove upon the hand.The glove may be made of suitable flexible material such as canvas orrubber, and webs 7 are provided between the fingers and between 40 thelatter and the thumb 2. These webs are also of flexible material and maybe made i of a material which is elastic as well as flexible,in order toreadily expand and con away from one another.

Figures 1 and 2 are a back vlew and a' 1921. Seria1 No.'464, 012.

tract as the fingers are moved toward and The back of the glove ispreferably provided with slots.9 in order to permit of the ready outletfrom the glove of any water which may collect therein. 7

In order to permit free movement of the hand, the palm of the glove iscut away above the wrist portion of ordinary gloves,

as shown at 10, and the remaining portion is preferably cut away as at8. v

The device as just described provides a glove adapted to assist aswimmer by providing webs between the fingers of the glove, and theglove atfthe same time, will not hinder the free movement of. the handdue to-the cut away portions of the glove. The

provision of slots in the back of the glove will also prevent theaccumulation of water therein.

Various changesmay be made without de- L parting from'the spirit of theinvention as claimed.

W at. is claimed is:

A swimming glove having; finger and.- thumb receiving portions, websbetween said finger and thumb receiving portions, there I being anopening formed in the palm portion of the body of the glove, there beinga i plurality. of longitudinally disposed slots formed in the backportion of the body of the glove, the palm and back section'of the gloveterminating immediately to the rear of the thumb portion of. theglove soas to leave therear portion of'the palm of the. wearer exposed, andfastening means for 'securing the rear portion of the glove around thepalm and back portion of the wearers hand. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN B. INGRAM.-

